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Gears of War Ultimate Edition |OT| Welcome back to the army, soldier
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JumPeRJumPzZ
Banned
Shouldnt be. I should be able to kill people with that weapon too. Im spawning with it.
MP In general IMO is just horrible. Hit detection ass, people playing this like its a MLG 10k tournament etc
I dont get how some can play this MP for hours.
The Jackdog
Member
people who are good at multiplayer...
should i be using anything BUT the shotgun?
should i be using anything BUT the shotgun?
It's all about the proximity of the enemy and punishing them for trying to gain too much ground too fast. If you see someone 20 feet away rushing at you, don't give them the satisfaction of a shotgun battle you may lose. Punish them with your lancer.
You also spawn with a pistol and a smoke grenade. Doesn't mean they're the primary killing weapons. You *can* kill people with a lancer. It just doesn't come nearly as easily because, again, Gears of War is not about shooting. It's about movement. If you just spray with your lancer, people maneuver and kill you with a pistol just like that. The gnasher is just much more effective as a kill weapon and no one has time to deal with someone spraying their machine gun when there's other people hunting you (or other people to kill).
The MP in Gears of War is very intimate in its combat, and as such close quarters is the name of the game more than 75% of the time. If you don't agree...then you will get run up on quick.
You can use whatever you want. If you want a primary part of the action, though, either:
A) Get very good with power weapons and understand how they play a part in map control
B) Use the gnasher
If you want to play a support role, use whatever you want. Even a snub can be effective for getting a headshot on a weakened opponent from far.
With no stopping power and a weaker lancer in this one, I think that this strategy will fall short against an experienced player. Rushing will almost always be angled due to wall bouncing and almost 100% of the time an effective wallbounce or roadie run into leap will be faster than how fast you can aim with your lancer. By the time they're in your face, the pressure to switch to a shotgun will increase and by that time...spectating.
Anyone else a bit surprised by The Coalition's promotion of traditional Gears gameplay (shotty/gnasher dominant in MP). I mean, they've put up videos actually referencing wallbouncing, gnasher spread and general movement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wx-cekqsWA
Epic never did this, they tried to turn Gears into a more methodical, tactics-based shooter, akin to RSV. Cliffy specifically, hated the shotgun.
Looks like the Lancer is taking a backseat to the Gnasher as the poster weapon of the Gears franchise under TC's hand. Truly interesting times.
I love gnasher play and I consider myself a vet but I hope Gears of War 4 is something more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wx-cekqsWA
Epic never did this, they tried to turn Gears into a more methodical, tactics-based shooter, akin to RSV. Cliffy specifically, hated the shotgun.
Looks like the Lancer is taking a backseat to the Gnasher as the poster weapon of the Gears franchise under TC's hand. Truly interesting times.
I love gnasher play and I consider myself a vet but I hope Gears of War 4 is something more.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
Not till November is it not.
Thanks! Multiplayer will keep me busy until there.
Yeah, we played it a lot, but Taken King seems to be going in a great direction.
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Anyone have a good stream of MP action?
Z_Y
Member
I started playing the original a couple of weeks ago when it became BC. Got a little over an hour in and realized I had all the SP achievements so I decided to save myself for the re-master.
I tried to hold out on picking up a cheap digital code (due to it being a pack-in) in a couple of weeks....or resist the deluxe edition with the Aaron Griffin skin...
I was not able to. pre-purchased at 11:45pm last night. $60 for a game that I have finished many times. Don't even care. Probably my favorite series in gaming. Worth it.
I tried to hold out on picking up a cheap digital code (due to it being a pack-in) in a couple of weeks....or resist the deluxe edition with the Aaron Griffin skin...
I was not able to. pre-purchased at 11:45pm last night. $60 for a game that I have finished many times. Don't even care. Probably my favorite series in gaming. Worth it.
Stop using Lancer to get kills. Use it to supplement and assist for downs. It doesn't have the same stopping power like in 3.
Learn the Gnasher. Learn how to move and swivel between cover. Learn the map. Know when to push and when to spray.
If you don't want to do this, you should NOT be playing Gears of War.
There's a toggle in the settings for extreme content or w/e they call it.
They nerfed and simplified some stuff. For instance, I hate how enemies light up in the distance. I've won so many 1v4s in the past, but now it's a lot harder to do because everyone is a beacon.
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
PeskyToaster
Member
I talked with support and I don't think my Xbox has been shipped. The issue has been sent to the "escalation team" whatever that means. I just want to play Gears. I don't ask for much in this world.
BumblebeeCody
Member
My game just shipped. Tomorrow I might be I'll for work.
Basically.
The maps on Gears of War mainly support close quarters, that, in hand, makes the Ghnasher the noodles in the chicken noodle soup. Use the Lancer to sort your buddies when they're in sticky situations like being put up against multiple people with shotguns. That way, the Lancer will force a few baddies to fall back.
I think they should, though I don't know what it's like. On the original Gears, the content filter set to on would get rid of dismemberment and make blood turn into sparks. Really strange looking.
What did it become?
Hawk269
Member
Have not played MP yet, just some SP so far, but does anyone else feel the audio seems a little off? It does not have the impact that the original had, seems like all the sounds are a little muted. I turned up the settings, but something in the audio seems off. Not sure if they got a bad 7.1 mix, but I know it is not my equipment since everything else is fine.
nhlducks35
Member
What happened just started watching
I'll start streaming Act 2 around 10 AM PST, I just had to go to bed because I was tired lol
SEGAvangelist
Member
Weird. I thought the opposite. If anything the sound mix is amped too much. I noticed the same thing in the beta.
Shotgun duels bra gotta learn the dance.
Subtervotion
Member
I really wish MS would confirm some PC specifics. As someone who owns both Xbone and PC, I want this game to be cross buy. I would buy it right now for Xbone if it was. All of my friends want to play this on PC so theres no way I'm buying it on Xbone to play with no one.
superNESjoe
Member
Don't expect to get that XBL credit for like 40-50 days.
PeskyToaster
Member
Anybody try out the tournament control scheme? How is it? I don't know why they just don't allow custom mappings.
It became a huge, highly regarded franchise. Meant it in a positive way - that MS took a risk, and it paid off in a big way.
I'm not saying that (studio formerly known as) Black Tusk's new IP was guaranteed to be great, but it does irk me a bit that it didn't get the same chance as Gears.
How did we know it was promising? All we got was a cg trailer. I thought gaf hates those.
Steverulez
Member
Some people hate CG trailers but then the same people will also often criticise every aspect of games where we get to see them a year before launch, somehow being surprised that a game with 12 months+ on development isn't in fact finished.
We'll never know what that IP was going to be but The Coalition seem quite happy so... I can't wait for Gears 4 next year.
mullet2000
Member
Played multiplayer for an hour last night and man, I feel the addiction sinking in.
Gears is still one of the few series that really gets me addicted to competive multiplayer. I enjoy plenty of multiplayer games but very few of these games will hold my attention for months on end like gears does.
Great to finally have it at 60 FPS too.
Gears is still one of the few series that really gets me addicted to competive multiplayer. I enjoy plenty of multiplayer games but very few of these games will hold my attention for months on end like gears does.
Great to finally have it at 60 FPS too.
Played some last night. Started on hardcore, but couldn't get past the first real emergence hole section where you are at a round structure thing.
I had to go to sleep, but the game is looking 'as good' as I remember feeling it looked when I played it back in the day. I guess that is good, but I hope GoW4 is a real looker.
I had to go to sleep, but the game is looking 'as good' as I remember feeling it looked when I played it back in the day. I guess that is good, but I hope GoW4 is a real looker.
I think Gears 4 will look just like this one, but you know, just part 4. I'm OK with that.
ResidentDante
Member
I love that pic! Lmao
I played the original on hardcore a couple of days ago and got stuck there too.
Managed to skip to the second chapter and managed that on hardcore but it looks like I'll be starting this new version on normal.
The Jackdog
Member
hows the matchmaking going fellas?
im pretty shitty and would like to get matched with shitty people, am i going to just get stomped?
how matchmaking hasnt improved this gen that much idk
im pretty shitty and would like to get matched with shitty people, am i going to just get stomped?
how matchmaking hasnt improved this gen that much idk
If it's been going like it's been going for me thus far this am, prepare to be gibbed a lot!
Yeah I know man it gets really aggravating. They chose job security so I wish people would get off their ass for it.
PrematureQuiche
Member
You can press Y on the main menu and pick what server you want to play on. Also switching your region shouldn't change when it unlocks. It should be from which region the code is. Mine unlocked on Monday because I got mine off the HK store but my console is still set to UK.
angelic
Banned
Got you, cheers. Switching to US didn't even work just out of interest with a cdkeys code. Ah well.
diffusionx
Gold Member
It's tough to say how this will play out, but I am pleased that Gears 1 MP plays like Gears 1 MP.
Inceptional
Member
Just curious, what's the deal with the other 4 games you supposedly get with this. Are they only available through BC? I ask because I just picked it up and I was expecting some codes inside or something?
Jawmuncher
Member
Picked it up at 9 and put in all my codes. Plopped it in the X1 and it got to about 60% installed before I had to leave. Can't wait to go home and play it.